Functional fission of parvalbumin interneuron classes during fast network events.
Functional fission of parvalbumin interneuron classes during fast network events.
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DOI:
10.7554/elife.04006
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发表时间:
2014-11-06
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影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Soltesz I
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作者:
Varga C;Oijala M;Lish J;Szabo GG;Bezaire M;Marchionni I;Golshani P;Soltesz I
Fast spiking, parvalbumin (PV) expressing hippocampal interneurons are classified into basket, axo-axonic (chandelier), and bistratified cells. These cell classes play key roles in regulating local circuit operations and rhythmogenesis by releasing GABA in precise temporal patterns onto distinct domains of principal cells. In this study, we show that each of the three major PV cell classes further splits into functionally distinct sub-classes during fast network events in vivo. During the slower (<10 Hz) theta oscillations, each cell class exhibited its own characteristic, relatively uniform firing behavior. However, during faster (>90 Hz) oscillations, within-class differences in PV interneuron discharges emerged, which segregated along specific features of dendritic structure or somatic location. Functional divergence of PV sub-classes during fast but not slow network oscillations effectively doubles the repertoire of spatio-temporal patterns of GABA release available for rapid circuit operations. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.04006.001 The brain continuously processes information from outside and inside the body to cope with the challenges of everyday life. As the brain carries out these processes, networks of neurons produce patterns of electrical activities called oscillations. Fast-spiking PV cells are neurons that orchestrate the precise timing of these oscillations in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, which is important for the formation of memories. PV cells perform this role by releasing a chemical called GABA that suppresses electrical activity. The hippocampus contains three distinct sub-classes of fast-spiking PV cells, but it is not clear how these different sub-classes collaborate to control the network oscillations in the hippocampus. Varga et al. have now explored this question by recording the electrical activity of PV cells in mice, while they were resting and also while they were running. PV cells are involved in both fast and slow network oscillations. As had been found in previous experiments, Varga et al. found that the three different sub-classes of PV cells behaved similarly during slow network oscillations. During fast oscillations, however, the neurons within each sub-class displayed two distinct types of behavior, depending on their shape and location. PV cells release GABA in patterns that depend on both space and time: the work of Varga et al. shows that the repertoire of patterns that can be employed by PV cells is about twice as big as was previously thought. Future studies are needed to explore the influence of this behavior on memory. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.04006.002